British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has partnered with technology giant Intel to enhance its research and product development on future vehicle infotainment technologies.
The companies have already started work on multiple levels across engineering, research and marketing. Multiple programs are underway to explore and develop next-generation digital vehicle prototypes with in-vehicle cockpit experiences that connect car, device and cloud.
Results from these research programs, combined with alignment on engineering efforts, will speed up the development of new in-vehicle experiences.
In addition, the automaker will also open a new Technology R&D center in Portland, Oregon in 2014.
The new center will accelerate the creation of the next generation of in-car technologies, features and software for future Jaguar and Land Rover models.
It will complement the infotainment team based at the company's product creation facility in Gaydon, UK, while creating jobs for 30 infotainment specialists.
The facility will include a multimedia creative suite, innovation spaces, development laboratory and a six-bay vehicle workshop.
It will also complement the long-term research projects to be undertaken by the JLR R&D team at the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC), University of Warwick when it opens in 2016.
